Khalistan Shirts/bumper Stickers Etc...

[Khalistan4eva]

Why is there a lack of them ? It says a lot that you will see many apne wearing India cricket shirts, whilst a Khalistan shirt is rare to find even on the web.

You'd think that with many affluent Sikhs, there would be an abundance of things available to us.

[VanHelsingh]

I would think to reduce serious messages / causes to such crassly commercial and cheap (not financially btw) forms such as bumper stickers and t-shirts, harms the integrity of the message. I know for a fact there'll be some who'll adorn such labels without knowing exactly what they're wearing. What would the purpose of that be?

When was the last time you saw people wearing 'Free Sudan' t-shirts when doing their weekly shop, or people having 'Justice for Victims of Rwandan Genocide' bumper stickers on their cars?

[Khalistan4eva]

Khalistan is our nation. Every nation has a shirt ,mostly if not entirely adorned through national sport clothing.

[VanHelsingh]

Okay, so you mean purely from a sporting perspective? Oh well I suppose that is different! I was approaching the situation from a political viewpoint, i.e. in terms of the many thousands of lost lives and the ongoing struggle of Sikhs to gain their homeland.

I guess you have a point! :biggrin2:

[Khalistan4eva]

Whilst we don't have a recognised state, we will always be seen as Indian. As a lot of our community is uneducated about its own identity/history we need to have such things to show who we are i.e not Indian.

India is a place not a race. It is frustrating to be called Indian.

[SikhSpectrum]

I like your idea... But you need proper designs for stickers etc.

You don't want a cheap job. Btw, the real Khalistan flag is the Nishaan Sahib (yellow), rather than the yellow&blue flag.

[harman1990]

Most people who have a negative view towards Khalistan and Sant Bhindranwale are ignorants! They believe in what the biased media fed them. However, they should do their own research. I have seen these kind of people form a negative view towards those who put Sant Bhindranwale stickers on their cars or wear Sant Bhindranwale and Khalistan tees. Hell, my own mother is one of them. I bought a large poster of Sant Bhindranwale from Amritsar last summer to hang in my room. And both my mother and my little brother hate the poster. They both view him as an extremist. My mother blames Post-1984, which resulted in the death of her dear brother, on Sant Bhindranwale. My brother simply is biased his view on my mothers. People need to research instead of being ignorant and relying on biased information.

However, there are some who yell slogans and wear tees of KHALISTAN ZINDABAD when all they know is that Khalistan is the call for a separate Sikh Nation. But they do not know why Khalistan is needed and how India is discriminating against Sikhs and Punjab. These people also need to educate themselves so that when others ask them about Sant Bhindranwale and Khalistan, they are ready to give answers and have discussions.

In regards to a "sport" tee of Khalistan. clearly Khalistan isn't a politically recognized state.. thus its lack of national sport teams.

and lastly, I HATE TO BE CALLED AN INDIAN. i would rather say I PROUD TO BE A KHALISTANI!